With just a few thousand people and a lineup of several speakers at Westlake Center, the Resist Trump Occupy Inauguration rally on Friday (organized by Seattle’s Socialist Alternative) felt almost like a pre-funk to the enormous Womxn’s March that took place the next day.

We talked to some folks there about how they are going to deal with the incoming administration, what gave them their sign-making inspiration, how Orange Julius and Cheetos will give you FARTS, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as the perfect Trump and Bernie metaphor.

What are you most concerned about with the incoming Trump administration?

Brittney: Definitely concerned about civil rights, and I’m concerned about the educational system for sure. There's a lot to be concerned about: hoping for the best. But you know, being prepared for the worst.

Jamaari, what freaks you out most about Trump?

Jamaari: (Looks away, shuffles feet.)

Brittney: Tell her what you told me.

Jamaari: I think… I think he's inappropriate. (Looks away, shuffles feet.)

Brittney: He's shy. He just feels like Trump doesn't set a good example in that he is an inappropriate leader for this country. In a nutshell, from a 12-year old perspective.

What are you planning to do to fight the power over the next four years?

Brittney: I've already started to do some petitioning and I signed up with a couple of civil rights activists, too. Really just boycott, e-mail, make phone calls. Protest as much as I possibly can. Just really be that voice, an aggressive but respectful voice.

How about you, Jamaari?

Jamaari: Um…

Brittney: Come to protests with mom?

Jamaari: (laughs) Yeah.

Why are you here today?

Brooke: Because of all of the social convictions that he and I both share, about how we feel Trump's presidency will influence our country. For me it's mostly social. I'm worried about the demographics of people that will be destroyed by this presidency. I don't know about you, Adam.

Adam: Sharing things on Facebook only goes so far. Actually going outside of your social bubble is the way to get some change to happen.

You’re here at a Socialist Alternative rally. Do either of you identify as Socialist?

Adam: I one hundred percent identify as a Socialist. I think it's a term that has been dragged through the mud throughout our history, during the cold war fight with communism, and it's just an inaccurate depiction of what Socialism is. I think that we all have rights and that's what Socialism fights for: to provide what we all need as human beings, as a society. We've got a society and we organize: that's called a government. Maybe that government can help the people that made the fucking government (laughs).

Brooke: For myself, personally, I don't know if I align as a Socialist or not. However this has been an awesome opportunity for me to understand on a deeper level what the movement is about, what the party is about. You know, I'm from out of town here, and seeing all these people… it really says something. It makes me realize that we need to reevaluate history. History is written by those that the pen is handed to, and the pen is not handed to people who are underprivileged.

Did you coordinate the matching pussy hats?

Brooke: It's beautiful, actually. A few other protesters walked through and complimented us on our signs and I complimented them on the hats, because obviously the sign is clear.

Adam: We got them from some nice old ladies. The tag says, "Nothing can dim the light that shines from within." And there's a heart. And then, "I support you." Hash tag: erynmariedesigns.

Why are you here today?

Ed: I feel that it's important to let people know that it's not OK to have Trump as president, and that if enough people show that they're not OK with it, that it will change things. We're stuck with him for four years. But, he didn't have a mandate. He doesn't have a mandate and he'll never have a mandate, and it's up to us to show up and let them know.

What are you most concerned about with the incoming Trump administration?

Ed: Personally I'm worried about privatization of anything, especially privatizing land. And taking away immigrants rights, I'm worried about that. Minimum wage, I'm worried about that. I don't believe that he really has America's best interests at heart. We've got to keep our focus on him. And I do think that if enough people say enough stuff… he is all about popularity. And so if we let him know the popular interest is not the way he's going, it could make a difference.

Can you tell me a little bit about your sign?

Ed: My original name for our new president was Cheeto. And then I saw Orange Julius, and I thought that was pretty appropriate. But then I figured for myself, F-A-R-T-S: former American reality TV star. I thought that really puts it on point, and that's why I made that sign. So now, I just call him Farts.

Can you explain your sign?

Jennifer: Well, so I was actually talking with this guy Warren (points to the person next to her) about a sign idea. And for some reason, we just got on a tangent about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, maybe because I really love Ninja Turtles. And, uh, we kind of thought that—Donald Trump was kind of like a puppet for Putin, right? So in the Ninja Turtles series, Krang is the mastermind behind all the evil schemes that Shredder has. But he's only a brain, so Trump is kind of like just the bodysuit, doing whatever Putin (as Krang) is telling him to do.

And then Mike Pence makes a great shredder. You know he's, also kind of running things, cause obviously Trump is pretty incapable of running anything himself. But what he doesn't know is that Putin is going to betray him and basically screw the whole country over. And this is the Foot Clan right here—obviously the Ku Klux Klan.

And then on the other side: I think that Bernie Sanders is the perfect Master Splinter, the wise one. And he's the one who is kind of leading the resistance against Trump the way Splinter leads the resistance against Shredder and his evil clan.

So who are the turtles?

Jennifer: WE are the turtles!

How are we the turtles?

Jennifer: Because we've got to fight with honor, and fight the evil powers that be, in order to make a better world. We’ve got to be Ninja Turtles!